iOS: Spotify isn't strictly a streaming internet radio service, but desktop users have had Pandora-like streaming for a while now. If you open the desktop app, you'll see the option to create streaming stations based on specific genres or your favorite artists, Now, iPhone and iPad users can do the same using the Spotify mobile app, and best of all, they can do it for free.

Spotify has announced an overhaul to its radio feature to be more like Pandora, with the added…
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Spotify and Pandora are both some of your favorite internet radio services, and internet radio has always been a part of the desktop app, but Spotify has never made it a priority (part of the reason Pandora was your favorite.) That's all changed now: Spotify has peppered their iOS app with buttons to create radio stations based on the artists you may already listen to, and will build those stations using the service's entire music catalog, not just the songs you already own. Also, today's announcement means desktop and iOS users can now play Spotify radio whenever they want, wherever they have an internet connection, without paying a dime.

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The new service comes with ads between every few songs and a limited number of skips per hour so you can't just blow through songs you might not like. Of course, if you're a $10/month Premium member, you get around both of those caveats. The update is—like Spotify's recently redesigned Android app—rolling out slowly, so if you don't see it yet, check back later to grab the update. Android users, don't worry: Spotify says an updated Android app with free internet radio is on the way soon.